Optical fiber pedestal box

ABSTRACT

An optical fiber pedestal box comprises a pedestal having a rail and an optical fiber box configured to mount to the pedestal. The optical fiber box is restricted in movement by at least one cable and the pedestal is configured to slide relative to the optical fiber box to accommodate cables moving because of ground heaving during freezing and thawing. The optical fiber pedestal box may be configured to receive different sizes and types of optical fiber cables.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application claims benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C.119(e) to the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application62/679,152, filed on Jun. 1, 2018, entitled, “OPTICAL FIBER PEDESTALBOX,” the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference intheir entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates generally to optical fiber managementsystems, and more specifically to pedestals and enclosures forinterconnecting various components of fiber optic communicationnetworks.

BACKGROUND

Data, voice, and other communication networks are increasingly usingfiber optics to carry information. In a fiber optic network, eachindividual fiber is generally connected to both a source and adestination device. Additionally, along the fiber optic run between thesource and the destination, various connections or couplings may be madeon the optical fiber to adjust the length of the fiber or to providetermination connection ports for end users at which one or more fibersmay be branched from a feed cable. In instances when the connection maybe exposed to weather conditions, an essentially waterproofconfiguration of components is needed.

Optical fiber connection apparatuses, such as outside plant distributioncabinets, distribution frames, pedestals, patch panels, and spliceterminations are used wherever the interconnection or cross-connectionof multiple optical fibers is required. For example, optical fiber cablecomprising numerous individual fibers may enter a distribution cabinet,fiber frame, or patch panel for connection to the individual opticalfibers that split off to provide service to homes or businesses.

SUMMARY

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided anoptical fiber pedestal box comprising a pedestal having a rail and anoptical fiber box configured to mount to the pedestal. The optical fiberbox may be restricted in movement by at least one cable and the pedestalmay be configured to slide relative to the optical fiber box. Themovement of the optical fiber box may be restricted to a rangedetermined by at least one cable. In some embodiments, the rail may bepositioned at a rear panel of the pedestal and configured to sliderelative to the optical fiber box.

In some embodiments, the optical fiber box may further comprise a cableentrance plate assembly. The cable entrance plate assembly may beconfigurable to receive different sizes and types of optical fibercables. The cable entrance plate assembly may comprise a cable entranceplate and a top piece configured to couple to the cable entrance plate.In some embodiments, the cable entrance plate may comprise a pluralityof channels of different widths for defining ports of varying sizes. Insome embodiments, at least one channel of the plurality of channels maycomprise a plurality of marked portions configured to be breakable so asto adjust a length of the at least one channel.

In some embodiments, the top piece nay comprise a plurality of prongsconfigured to interleave between the plurality of channels when the toppiece is coupled to the cable entrance plate. In some embodiments, thecable entrance plate may further comprise at least one edge configuredto receive the plurality of prongs of the top piece. The at least oneedge may be rolled over. In some embodiments, the top piece may furthercomprise a side portion having a cable tie area.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is providedan optical fiber pedestal box comprising a pedestal, an optical fiberbox configured to mount to the pedestal, and a cable entrance plateassembly coupled to the optical fiber box and configurable to receivedifferent sizes of optical fiber cables. The cable entrance plateassembly may comprise a plurality of channels of different widths fordefining optical fiber cable ports of varying sizes, at least onechannel of the plurality of channels having a plurality of markedportions configured to be breakable so as to adjust a length of the atleast one channel for defining optical fiber cable ports of varyingsizes.

In some embodiments, the cable entrance plate assembly may comprise afirst plate including the plurality of channels, and a second plateconfigured to couple to the first plate. The second plate may comprise aplurality of prongs configured to interleave between the plurality ofchannels when the second plate is coupled to the first plate. In someembodiments, the first plate may comprise at least one edge configuredto receive the plurality of prongs. In some embodiments, the secondplate may further comprise a cable tie area.

In various embodiments, the pedestal may be configured to mount to aground and slide relative to the optical fiber box so as to accommodatemovement of optical fiber cables with the ground freezing and thawing.In some embodiments, the pedestal may further comprise a rail configuredto slide relative to the optical fiber box. In some embodiments,movement of the optical fiber box is restricted by the optical fibercables.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a perspective front view of one embodiment of a pedestal andoptical fiber box according to aspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2A is a perspective front view of the pedestal of FIG. 1 accordingto aspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2B is a perspective rear view of the optical fiber box of FIG. 1coupled to the pedestal rail according to aspects of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 2C is a rear view of the optical fiber box of FIG. 1 according toaspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3A is a perspective rear view of the pedestal and box of FIG. 1according to aspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3B is a transparent view of FIG. 3A further showing connection ofthe box to the pedestal according to aspects of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 3C and 3D show vertical movement of the pedestal of FIG. 1 withthe ground heaving according to aspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3E is a perspective view of the pedestal and box of FIG. 1 wherethe box is restricted in movement by cables according to aspects of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the pedestal and box of FIG. 1, furthershowing the cable entrance plate assembly of the box according toaspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the pedestal and box of FIG. 1 according toaspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the cable entrance plate assembly of the boxof FIG. 1 according to aspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the cable entrance plate assembly ofFIG. 6 according to aspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7B is a perspective disassembled view of the cable entrance plateassembly of FIG. 6 within the box of FIG. 1 according to aspects of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a cable entrance plateof a cable entrance plate assembly according to aspects of the presentdisclosure;

FIGS. 9A to 9C show removal of a marked breakable portion of the cableentrance plate of FIG. 8 to create a larger port according to aspects ofthe present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of a cable entrance plate assembly receivingincoming cables according to aspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a top piece of acable entrance plate assembly according to aspects of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a portion of the top piece of FIG. 11according to aspects of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 13A and 13B are perspective views of a disassembled cable entranceplate assembly according to aspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a portion of an assembled cableentrance plate assembly according to aspects of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 15A and 15B show coupling of the cable entrance plate and the toppiece to form a cable entrance plate assembly according to aspects ofthe present disclosure; and

FIG. 16 is a top view showing coupling of the cable entrance plate tothe top piece according to aspects of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to providing outsideplant optical fiber management systems, specifically optical fiberconnection and distribution pedestals that accommodate a variety ofweather conditions and a variety of applications that may require use ofdifferent types and sizes of cables. Various embodiments of the pedestalbox disclosed herein address the problem that an optical fiber cablecoming in or out of an optical fiber enclosure/pedestal heaves with theground freezing and thawing. Various embodiments of pedestals disclosedherein may also be configured to allow use of different types and sizesof optical fiber cables.

The present disclosure is not limited in terms of the particularembodiments described in this application, which are intended asillustrations of various aspects. Many modifications and variations canbe made without departing from its spirit and scope, as will be apparentto those skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of a pedestal 100 having an optical fiberbox 102 mounted to it. The pedestal 100 has a top panel 104, a rearpanel 106 and a bottom portion 108. The rear panel 106 couples the toppanel 104 to the bottom portion 108. The pedestal 100 is configured toslide relative to the box 102 to address the problem that the cablecoming in or out of the box and pedestal heaves with the ground freezingand thawing. The box 102 may be restricted in movement by incomingcables. However, the pedestal 100 may move up and down relative to thebox 102 to accommodate cables moving because of ground heaving duringfreezing and thawing. The box 102 may also move along the pedestal 100as much as cables allow. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the bottom portion108 includes a front panel 108 a and two side panels 108 b and 108 c,which together with the rear panel 106 may form an enclosure configuredto surround the box 102 as the pedestal 100 slides relative to the boxalong the rear panel 106 of the pedestal. In other embodiments, thepedestal 100 may have a different number and configuration of panels.

FIG. 2A is a perspective front view of the pedestal 100, further showingthe rail 109 positioned at the rear panel 106 of the pedestal. The rail109 is configured to receive a mounting structure of the box 102 whileallowing the pedestal to move relative to the box.

FIG. 2B is a perspective rear view of the optical fiber box 102. The box102 is an enclosure having a front panel 110, a back panel 112, sidepanels 114, a top panel 116 and a bottom panel 118. In some embodiments,the front panel 110 may be a hinged door. In other embodiments, thefront panel 110 may be a removable door. The pedestal 100 and the box102 are configured to slide relative to each other. The rail 109 mountedto the pedestal 100 may slide relative to the box 102, to accommodatecable moving because of ground heaving during freezing or thawing. Thevertical arrow 122 indicates the upward and downward direction of motionof the rail 109 and the pedestal 100 relative to the box 102. The box102 further includes a plurality of mounting locations 124, such as tabsconfigured to receive screws, for affixing the box to the pedestal 100.

FIG. 2C is a rear view of the optical fiber box 102, showing the backpanel 112. The back panel 112 includes a plurality of bolts 120protruding from the box. The bolts 120 are configured to engage the rail109 of the pedestal 100. In this embodiments, the box 102 includes twobolts 120 and the box may move up and down, that is vertically, betweenthe two bolts. In other embodiments, the box may have a different numberof bolts. FIG. 2C further shows a plurality of cables 123 entering thebox from the bottom panel 118.

FIG. 3A is a perspective rear view of the pedestal 100 and the box 102mounting within the pedestal. FIG. 3A shows the rear panel 106, the toppanel 104, and the bottom portion 108 that comprises a plurality ofpanels. FIG. 3B is a transparent view of FIG. 3A, further showing therail 109 coupled to the pedestal 100, mounting the box 102 to thepedestal 100 such that the box may slide along the rail.

FIGS. 3C and 3D show vertical movement of the pedestal 100 with heavingof the ground 125. As shown, the pedestal 100 moves up and down alongthe rail 109, to accommodate cable moving because of ground heavingduring freezing/thawing. The box 102 is restricted in movement by theincoming cables. Thus, the pedestal 100 moves as shown in FIGS. 3C and3D, whereas the box 102 moves only as much as cables allow. FIG. 3E is aperspective view of the pedestal 100 and the box 102, where the box isrestricted in movement by cables 123. The box 102 may remain stationaryas the pedestal slides, or may move as much as the cables 123 allow.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the pedestal 100 and the box 102. Thebox 102 comprises a cable entrance plate assembly 126 disposed at thebottom of the box. The cable entrance plate assembly 126 is configuredto receive at least one cable. Cables are received through ports, suchas port 128, which may be adjusted to accommodate different types andsizes of cables, as described further below. FIG. 5 is a bottom view ofthe pedestal 100 and the box 102, showing the cable entrance plateassembly 126 and two ports 128 and 130 for receiving cables.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the cable entrance plate assembly 126,configured to have two ports 128 and 130 for cable entry. The cableentrance plate assembly 126 includes a cable entrance plate 132 and atop piece 134. The cable entrance plate 132 is coupled to the top piece134. The cable entrance plate 132 includes edges 138 and a plurality ofconfigurable channels 136 that may be adjusted to define ports ofvarying sizes for receiving cables of different types and sizes. Theplurality of channels may have different widths. For example, in theembodiment of FIG. 6, the six channels include two wider channels andfour narrower channels. Other embodiments may include a different numberof channels having varying widths or the same widths. The lengths ofeach of the channels 136 may be adjusted to define ports of varyingsizes for different types and sizes of cables. In one embodiment, eachchannel 136 may comprise one or more marked breakable portions 137 thatmay be removed to adjust the length of the channel. In otherembodiments, the breakable portions 137 may be configured to slide toadjust the length of the corresponding channel 136. The channels 136have score marks where an installer may break out one or more breakableportions 137 depending on the size of the cable coming in. The breakableportions 137 may be removed, for example, with pliers or similarinstruments, as shown and discussed in relation to FIGS. 9A to 9C.

The top piece 134 of the cable entrance plate assembly 128 includes aplurality of prongs 140. The cable entrance plate 132 is disposedagainst the plurality of prongs 140 such that the prongs separate theplurality of channels 136. The prongs 140 have different widths thatcorrespond to the widths of the channels 136 such that the cableentrance plate 132 fits into the top piece 134. For example, the widerchannels are separated by narrower prongs and the narrower channels areseparated by wider prongs. The edges 138 of the cable entrance plate 132are configured to receive the prongs 140 of the top piece 134 to supportpositioning of the plate against the top piece. The cable entrance plate132 may include a single edge extending along the plate or a pluralityof edges.

FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the cable entrance plate assembly 126,further showing a perspective view of the top piece 134. In addition tothe plurality of prongs 140 shown in FIG. 6, the top piece 134 furtherincludes a side portion 142. The top piece 134 is rolled over forstrength. The side portion 142 includes cable tie areas 143 in the shapeof cut out T's.

FIG. 7A further shows the inside surface of the cable entrance plate132, including the plurality of adjustable channels 136, along with thecable entry ports 128 and 130. Further, the cable entrance plate 132includes two protrusions 144 that extend to the top piece 134 to supportpositioning of the plate against the top piece. Other embodiments of theplate may include a different number of protrusions.

FIG. 7B is a perspective disassembled view of the cable entrance plateassembly 126 within the box 102. As shown, the cable entrance plateassembly 126 comprises the cable entrance plate 132 and the top piece134 that are coupled to each other. The cable entrance plate assembly126 is disposed within the box 102. The front panel 110 of the box 102may be removed to insert the cable entrance plate assembly 126 into thebox.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a cable entrance plate150 having five channels 152. Each of the channels 152 includes aplurality of marked breakable portions 153 that may be removed to createa port or to enlarge a port so as to accommodate different sizes ofcables. As shown, the cable entrance plate 150 further includesprotrusions 154 configured to fit into the top piece of a cable entranceplate assembly. Each of the protrusions 154 includes a tab 155positioned at the tip thereof and configured to engage a correspondingslot in the top piece as shown and discussed further below in relationto FIGS. 12, 13A and 13B. The cable entrance plate 150 further includesmounting features 156 for coupling the cable entrance plate 150 to acorresponding top piece to form a cable entrance plate assembly.

FIGS. 9A to 9C show removal of a marked breakable portion 153 of thecable entrance plate 150 to create a larger port for receiving incomingcable. The breakable portions 153 are separated by score marks. Thebreakable portions 153 are removed, for example, with pliers as shown inFIGS. 9A to 9C. The breakable portions 153 may be removed, for example,to accommodate more cables added to the box, or to accommodate cables ofdifferent sizes.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of a cable entrance plate assembly 160comprising the cable entrance plate 150 coupled to a top piece 162. Thecable entrance plate assembly 160 receives incoming cables of differentsizes. For example, the incoming cable 164 has a different size comparedto the two incoming cables 166 entering through ports in channel 168.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a top piece 162 of acable entrance plate assembly, such as the cable entrance plate assembly160 of FIG. 10. The top piece 162 is configured to receive and couple tothe cable entrance plate 150 of FIG. 8. As shown, the top piece 162includes a plurality of prongs 170 and a side portion 172. As shown inFIG. 11, the side portion 172 is rolled over for strength. The sideportion 172 includes cable tie areas 174 in the shape of cut out T's.The side portion 172 further includes slots 176 configured to receivetabs 155 of the cable entrance plate 150 shown in FIG. 8. The slots 176are further shown in FIG. 12, which is a perspective view of a portionof the top piece 162.

FIGS. 13A and 13B are perspective views of a disassembled cable entranceplate assembly 160 comprising the cable entrance plate 150 and the toppiece 162. The cable entrance plate 150 includes protrusions 154 havingtabs 155 at the tips of the protrusions. The top piece 162 includesprongs 170 and slots 176. The slots 176 are configured to receive thetabs 155 to couple the cable entrance plate 150 with the top piece 162.The tabs 155 are inserted into the slots 176 to strengthen and combinethe cable entrance plate 150 and the top piece 162 into the cableentrance plate assembly, as shown in FIG. 14.

FIGS. 15A and 15B show coupling of the cable entrance plate 150 and thetop piece 162 to form a cable entrance plate assembly 160. As shown inFIG. 15A, the cable entrance plate 150 includes edges 178 that arerolled over and configured to receive at least some of the prongs 170 ofthe top piece 162 to support positioning of the plate against the toppiece. The edge 178 may be a French roll, that is rolled over sheet ofmetal having space for the prongs. The top piece 162 slides towards theedges 178 of the cable entrance plate 150 along the direction of thearrow such that the prongs 170 slide under the edges. The cable entranceplate 150 may include a single edge extending along the plate or aplurality of edges.

FIG. 16 is a top view showing the cable entrance plate 150 being coupledto the top piece 162 by screws 180. In other embodiments, a differentnumber of screws of a different coupling mechanism may be used.

This disclosure is not limited to the particular systems, devices andmethods described, as these may vary. The terminology used in thedescription is for the purpose of describing the particular versions orembodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope.

In the above detailed description, reference is made to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings, similar symbolstypically identify similar components, unless context dictatesotherwise. The illustrative embodiments described in the detaileddescription, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Otherembodiments may be used, and other changes may be made, withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the subject matter presentedherein. It will be readily understood that the aspects of the presentdisclosure, as generally described herein, and illustrated in theFigures, can be arranged, substituted, combined, separated, and designedin a wide variety of different configurations, all of which areexplicitly contemplated herein.

The present disclosure is not to be limited in terms of the particularembodiments described in this application, which are intended asillustrations of various aspects. Many modifications and variations canbe made without departing from its spirit and scope, as will be apparentto those skilled in the art. Functionally equivalent methods andapparatuses within the scope of the disclosure, in addition to thoseenumerated herein, will be apparent to those skilled in the art from theforegoing descriptions. Such modifications and variations are intendedto fall within the scope of the appended claims. The present disclosureis to be limited only by the terms of the appended claims, along withthe full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. It isto be understood that this disclosure is not limited to particularmethods, reagents, compounds, compositions or biological systems, whichcan, of course, vary. It is also to be understood that the terminologyused herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodimentsonly, and is not intended to be limiting.

As used in this document, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the”include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skillin the art. Nothing in this disclosure is to be construed as anadmission that the embodiments described in this disclosure are notentitled to antedate such disclosure by virtue of prior invention. Asused in this document, the term “comprising” means “including, but notlimited to.”

While various compositions, methods, and devices are described in termsof “comprising” various components or steps (interpreted as meaning“including, but not limited to”), the compositions, methods, and devicescan also “consist essentially of” or “consist of” the various componentsand steps, and such terminology should be interpreted as definingessentially closed-member groups.

With respect to the use of substantially any plural and/or singularterms herein, those having skill in the art can translate from theplural to the singular and/or from the singular to the plural as isappropriate to the context and/or application. The varioussingular/plural permutations may be expressly set forth herein for sakeof clarity.

It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, termsused herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of theappended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term“including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” theterm “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term“includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,”etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if aspecific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such anintent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence ofsuch recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid tounderstanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of theintroductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claimrecitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed toimply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinitearticles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing suchintroduced claim recitation to embodiments containing only one suchrecitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases“one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or“an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should be interpreted to mean “at least one”or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articlesused to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specificnumber of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, thoseskilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should beinterpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the barerecitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, means at leasttwo recitations, or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in thoseinstances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C,etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the senseone having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “asystem having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not belimited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and Btogether, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and Ctogether, etc.). In those instances where a convention analogous to “atleast one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general such a constructionis intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understandthe convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” wouldinclude but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, Calone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A,B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those withinthe art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting twoor more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, ordrawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities ofincluding one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. Forexample, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include thepossibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.”

In addition, where features or aspects of the disclosure are describedin terms of Markush groups, those skilled in the art will recognize thatthe disclosure is also thereby described in terms of any individualmember or subgroup of members of the Markush group.

As will be understood by one skilled in the art, for any and allpurposes, such as in terms of providing a written description, allranges disclosed herein also encompass any and all possible subrangesand combinations of subranges thereof. Any listed range can be easilyrecognized as sufficiently describing and enabling the same range beingbroken down into at least equal halves, thirds, quarters, fifths,tenths, etc. As a non-limiting example, each range discussed herein canbe readily broken down into a lower third, middle third and upper third,etc. As will also be understood by one skilled in the art all languagesuch as “up to,” “at least,” and the like include the number recited andrefer to ranges which can be subsequently broken down into subranges asdiscussed above. Finally, as will be understood by one skilled in theart, a range includes each individual member. Thus, for example, a grouphaving 1-3 cells refers to groups having 1, 2, or 3 cells. Similarly, agroup having 1-5 cells refers to groups having 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 cells,and so forth.

Various of the above-disclosed and other features and functions, oralternatives thereof, may be combined into many other different systemsor applications. Various presently unforeseen or unanticipatedalternatives, modifications, variations or improvements therein may besubsequently made by those skilled in the art, each of which is alsointended to be encompassed by the disclosed embodiment.

The invention claimed is:
 1. An optical fiber pedestal box comprising: apedestal having a rail; an optical fiber box configured to mount to thepedestal; and a cable entrance plate assembly comprising a cableentrance plate having a plurality of channels, and a top piececonfigured to couple to the cable entrance plate, the top piece having aplurality of prongs configured to interleave between the plurality ofchannels when the top piece is coupled to the cable entrance plate;wherein the optical fiber box is restricted in movement by at least onecable and the pedestal is configured to slide relative to the opticalfiber box.
 2. The optical fiber pedestal box of claim 1, wherein themovement of the optical fiber box is restricted to a range determined bythe at least one cable.
 3. The optical fiber pedestal box of claim 1,wherein the rail is positioned at a rear panel of the pedestal andconfigured to slide relative to the optical fiber box.
 4. The opticalfiber pedestal box of claim 1, wherein the cable entrance plate assemblyis configurable to receive different sizes and types of optical fibercables.
 5. The optical fiber pedestal box of claim 1, wherein theplurality of channels have different widths for defining ports ofvarying sizes.
 6. The optical fiber pedestal box of claim 1, wherein atleast one channel of the plurality of channels comprises a plurality ofmarked portions configured to be breakable so as to adjust a length ofthe at least one channel.
 7. The optical fiber pedestal box of claim 1,wherein the cable entrance plate further comprises at least one edgeconfigured to receive the plurality of prongs of the top piece.
 8. Theoptical fiber pedestal box of claim 7, wherein the at least one edge isrolled over.
 9. The optical fiber pedestal box of claim 1, wherein thetop piece further comprises a side portion having a cable tie area. 10.An optical fiber pedestal box comprising: a pedestal; an optical fiberbox configured to mount to the pedestal; and a cable entrance plateassembly coupled to the optical fiber box and configurable to receivedifferent sizes of optical fiber cables; wherein the cable entranceplate assembly comprises: a first plate including a plurality ofchannels, at least one channel of the plurality of channels having aplurality of marked portions configured to be breakable so as to adjusta length of the at least one channel for defining optical fiber cableports of varying sizes, and a second plate including a plurality ofprongs configured to interleave between the plurality of channels whenthe second plate is coupled to the first plate.
 11. The optical fiberpedestal box of claim 10, wherein one or more channels of the pluralityof channels have a different width from the remaining channels of theplurality of channels for defining optical fiber cable ports of varyingsizes.
 12. The optical fiber pedestal box of claim 10, wherein the firstplate comprises at least one edge configured to receive the plurality ofprongs.
 13. The optical fiber pedestal box of claim 12, wherein thesecond plate further comprises a cable tie area.
 14. The optical fiberpedestal box of claim 10, wherein the pedestal is configured to mount toa ground and slide relative to the optical fiber box so as toaccommodate movement of optical fiber cables with the ground freezingand thawing.
 15. The optical fiber pedestal box of claim 14, wherein thepedestal further comprises a rail configured to slide relative to theoptical fiber box.
 16. The optical fiber pedestal box of claim 14,wherein movement of the optical fiber box is restricted by the opticalfiber cables.